Photos: Erosion from this week’s storm caused a Sandwich home to collapse onto the beach
Crews were working Wednesday to clean up damage from this week’s nor’easter.
Updated February 3, 2021, 1:14 p.m.
Extensive erosion and damage from Monday's Nor'easter took their toll on homes along the beachfront on Salt Marsh Road in Sandwich. A home at 112 Salt Marsh Road was being torn down Wednesday afternoon after it collapsed on to the beach.John Tlumacki/Globe Staff
People walked past a home at 112 Salt Marsh Road that collapsed onto the beach in Sandwich.John Tlumacki/Globe Staff
A porch at 112 Salt Marsh Road broke away from the collapsed house.John Tlumacki/Globe Staff
Michael Pottey carried his backyard flagpole that he found on the beach several hundred yards from his beachfront home on Salt Marsh Road. John Tlumacki/Globe Staff
A new pressure treated staircase from a backyard deck dangled in the air. John Tlumacki/Globe Staff
Workers installed a barrier to try and stop the waves from eroding the sand near the homes on the beach.John Tlumacki/Globe Staff
A front end loader worked on a berm to stop the waves on the beach. John Tlumacki/Globe Staff
Many homes were already closed to the edge of sand dunes, but the storm collapsed decks and two home foundations. John Tlumacki/Globe Staff
Workers drove pressure treated piles into the beach in front of homes facing severe erosion.John Tlumacki/Globe Staff
People walk past a home that collapsed onto the beach. John Tlumacki/Globe Staff